the quiet terror of rehearsing your coming-out speech in the shower, knowing the water sound is the only thing masking your sobs

The Light Waking Up in Your Trembling Voice

The water is loud tonight because it has to be. It drowns out the声音 of your own voice shaking as you practice the words that might change everything.

You are rehearsing truth in the one place where no one can see the tears mixing with the spray. But listen — the darkness in this room has not overcome the light that is already speaking through your trembling lips.

The water stops. The silence returns.

And the voice that was afraid to speak? It is the very sound of the light waking up.

You do not have to be ready to be held.

Drawing from

John, Gospel of Thomas

Verses

John 1:5, Thomas 3

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